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| JERSEY      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY                             |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                      |
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|                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                | Year      Ended December 31,                                             |   |
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| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                               |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                          |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                            |            64,277            |                                                                     | $      |          107,626                                                                   |                                                                     | $      |          182,927                                                                   |                                                                     | $      |          190,607                                                                   |                                                                     | $      |          186,108                                                                   |                                                          |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |
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| Provision for      income taxes                                           |                                                                                                                                                                         |            48,609            |                                                                     |   |            97,205                                                        |                                                                     |   |          135,846                                                                   |                                                                     |   |          146,731                                                                   |                                                                     |   |          149,056                                                                   |                                                          |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,374 |                                                                     |   |              7,589                                             |                                                                     |   |              7,091                                             |                                                                     |   |              8,838                                             |                                                                     |   |              7,976                                             |                                                          |
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|                                                                      | Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                     | $                                                                                   |          214,550            |   | $                                                                                                                               |          298,531            |   | $                                                                                                                               |          411,383            |   | $                                                                                                                               |          440,211            |   | $                                                                                                                               |          450,372 |              |
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| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                          |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                          |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred       | $                                                                                                                                                                            |            90,943            |                                                                     | $      |            86,111                                                        |                                                                     | $      |            85,519                                                        |                                                                     | $      |            94,035                                                        |                                                                     | $      |          107,232                                                                   |                                                          |
| Subsidiary's      preferred stock dividend requirements                   |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,347 |                                                                     |   |                      - |                                                                     |   |                      - |                                                                     |   |                      - |                                                                     |   |                      - |                                                          |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,374 |                                                                     |   |              7,589                                             |                                                                     |   |              7,091                                             |                                                                     |   |              8,838                                             |                                                                     |   |              7,976                                             |                                                          |
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|                                                                      | Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                                                                | $                                                                                   |          101,664            |   | $                                                                                                                               |            93,700 |   | $                                                                                                                               |            92,610 |   | $                                                                                                                               |          102,873            |   | $                                                                                                                               |          115,208 |              |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                      | 2.11                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                     | 3.19   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     | 4.44   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     | 4.28   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                     | 3.91   |                                                                                                                            |
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|                                                                      | (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be      determined. |
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| JERSEY      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY                             |                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS                 |
| PREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)         |
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|                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                | Year      Ended December 31,                                                                               |
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| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                               |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                            |            64,277            |                                                                                                       | $      |          107,626                                       |                                                                                                | $      |          182,927                                       |                                                                                                | $      |          190,607                       |                                                                                                | $      |          186,108                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |
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| Provision for      income taxes                                           |                                                                                                                                                                         |            48,609            |                                                                                                       |   |            97,205                            |                                                                                                |   |          135,846                                       |                                                                                                |   |          146,731                       |                                                                                                |   |          149,056                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,374 |                                                                                                       |   |              7,589                 |                                                                                                |   |              7,091                 |                                                                                                |   |              8,838 |                                                                                                |   |              7,976                                             |                                                                                                                            |              |
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|                                                                      | Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                     | $                                                                                   |          214,550                                              |   | $                                                                                                   |          298,531                                       |   | $                                                                                                   |          411,383                                       |   | $                                                                                   |          440,211                                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          450,372                                                                   |              |   |
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| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | PREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |   |
|                                                                      | (PRE-INCOME      TAX BASIS):                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred       | $                                                                                                                                                                            |            90,943            |                                                                                                       | $      |            86,111                            |                                                                                                | $      |            85,519                            |                                                                                                | $      |            94,035            |                                                                                                | $      |          107,232                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Preferred      stock dividend requirements                                |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,235 |                                                                                                       |   |                 500 |                                                                                                |   |                 500 |                                                                                                |   |              1,018 |                                                                                                |   |                      - |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Adjustments to      preferred stock dividends                             |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
|                                                                      | to state on a      pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                |                  (85) |   |                                                                                                |                 452 |   |                                                                                                |                 371 |   |                                                                                |                 784 |   |                                                                                                                            |                      - |              |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |              5,374 |                                                                                                       |   |              7,589                 |                                                                                                |   |              7,091                 |                                                                                                |   |              8,838 |                                                                                                |   |              7,976                                             |                                                                                                                            |              |
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| Fixed charges      as defined plus preferred stock                        |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
|                                                                      | dividend      requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                            | $                                                                                   |          101,467                                              |   | $                                                                                                   |            94,652                            |   | $                                                                                                   |            93,481                            |   | $                                                                                   |          104,675                                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          115,208                                                                   |              |   |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | PLUS      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                              |                                                                                |                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | (PRE-INCOME      TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                | 2.11                                                                                                       |   |                                                                                                | 3.15                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                | 4.40                                                                                                |   |                                                                                | 4.21                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            | 3.91                                                                                                                            |              |   |
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|                                                                      | (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be      determined. |
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